Posted by +mrcakey on 12/08/07 10:43

Gyps wrote:
> I'm sorry - this has probably been discussed before, but I didn't find it:
>
> I wonder whether there is a way to make a browser use fonts from a server
> instead of the installed system-fonts. Since this is such an obvious
> feature I cannot believe it has never been implemented in html/css ?

The W3C keeps going round about on it. I don't think it's going to be
here any time soon. There's this tool:

http://www.mikeindustries.com/sifr

which replaces text inline using Flash, but it's not recommended for
replacing lots of text. It has the advantage that the text it replaces
remains in the document so that the user can select it and search engine
bots can read it. Otherwise it's not much over using normal Flash or an
image.

Oh, and it only works where users have Flash enabled!

+mrcakey

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